Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction.
She sets the weekly challenge, and the standard.
I have no idea what this week’s enigmatic picture prompt is.
But, thank you, Claire, it does make me think.
And I know what I see.
The idea is to write a story of around 100 words based on this picture, below.

The laundrette sits opposite the little café in the square.
I am clueless with these machines.
The instructions, of course, are in French, which today I have trouble reading.
The two elderly ladies are so helpful, so keen to impress the bumbling, charming foreigner.
They explain where to put the washing powder.
I have none?
They provide it.
Fabric softener?
They provide it.
They explain the dials, competing for my attention and approval.
It is all too easy.
Tomorrow I will move on, significantly richer.
And the two ladies?
They will have empty bank accounts, and some very painful memories.

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About ceayr

A Scot who has discovered Paradise in a small town he calls Medville on the Côte d'Azur, C.E. Ayr has spent a large part of his life in the West of Scotland and a large part elsewhere.
His first job was selling programmes at his local football club and he has since tried 73 other career paths, the longest being in IT, with varying degrees of success.
He is somewhat nomadic, fairly irresponsible and, according to his darling daughter, a bit random.

I love how you draw the reader in, so we’re almost falling for his soft soap (geddit?) too, and then you wham us with his horribleness like he whammed the two ladies. Nice writing. (And the picture is a library filing system, but it can be whatever you make of it)

Oh, Claire, I thought you were so much better than that!
Bad puns are more Rochelle’s style, don’t you think?
Thank you for your kind comments (apart from the pun), and for horribleness, a great word.
And the photo is great, because I had no idea what it was, kinda opens things up.

Reblogged this on anelephantcant and commented:
AnElephantCant go to the Laundrette
He does not visit such places as those
It’s not what you think
It is just that he’s pink
And AnElephant does not wear any clothes